Seeking Asylum photographer Jessica Whitehead holds a picture of the Jones Building as she explains her journey with photography and Central State Hospital’s history. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff
Author Mab Segrest of Administrations of Lunacy: Racism and the Haunting of American Psychiatry at the Milledgeville Asylum spoke about her research journey and her discoveries while writing the book. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff
An exhibit created through the oral histories given during the grant period. This exhibit will travel to public libraries across the state to spread awareness of the project. BAILEY MCCULLY/ Staff
Georgia College & State University and the Middle Georgia Regional Library partnered to gather the oral history of Central State Hospital through a grant program funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.“We met the overall goal to educate the community about mental health care,” said Deputy Director of the Middle Georgia Regional Library Mark Bohnstedt. “Though th...
